Date:         Thu, 19 May 1994 00:00:15 EDT
 
 
 
A Joke
 
 
Retold by
 
Linda Roth
 
 
   I recently heard a joke which made me chuckle. I changed it
slightly to fit the FK universe.  Here it is for your amusement.
 
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    Natalie was cleaning out the attic in her family's old house
when she found a strange and unique lamp.  It was very dusty, so
she started to clean it off.  When she rubbed it, a stream of
sparkling smoke erupted from it.  Suddenly, a genie appeared and
said:
    "Because you rubbed the lamp, you have summoned me.  You are
now entitled to three wishes.  What will they be?"
     Nat thought of two wishes very quickly.
     "I wish for good health for the rest of my life.
     "I wish for adequate wealth to satisfy all my material needs
for the rest of my life."
     Then she looked around for a fitting third wish and spied her
beloved cat.
     "And I wish that my cat, Sidney, would be turned into the
handsome, intelligent, caring, man of my dreams."
     In a flash all three wishes were granted.  The genie and the
lamp both disappeared.  In front of Natalie stood the most handsome
man she had ever imagined.  (His remarkable resemblance to Nick did
not surprise her.)  He approached her and wrapped her in a warm
hug.  Softly nuzzling her neck, he whispered into her ear.
     "Now, aren't you sorry you had me neutered?"
 
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